I always love this time of year because of the anticipation of what kind of year it’s going to be for the Edmonton Oilers.
Since the minute their season ended I’ve been dreaming about trades, free-agent signings, draft picks, starting goaltenders and line combinations. There are so many unknowns to the lineup and right now, the hype in my head has all of those unknowns turning out as best-case scenarios.
It’s like waiting for the new EAsports NHL game to come out each year. You want to see what new changes they’ve made, how much your favourite players have increased in their ratings and it’s an early way to see what other people (those who come up with the ratings for instance) think about your team. I always think that I can win the cup with the Oilers and their opening day lineups.
I also love this time of year because this is the only time where I expect to see the entire A-squad out for the Oilers. Usually (not this year) all of the players on the roster are healthy and have had an entire off-season (longer than 16 other teams) to recover and regroup from last season.
We all expected a show, and boy did we get one this week – the latest clash between Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid was so good, the fireworks are still flying days later!
If you missed it: the first leg of their Champions League semifinal featured sideline scuffles, fouls (and dives) and a straight red card, which was followed by a pair of magnificent goals to give Barca a 2-0 road win. Leo Messi was the star of the game, but it was Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho stealing the show afterwards!
“The Special One” was all wound up about the Pepe red card in the 61st minute of what was then a 0-0 game. The Brazilian defender lunged for the ball with his studs up and appeared to clip Barca’s Dani Alves, who had to be taken off on a stretcher, but we’ll get to the foul itself in a moment…(After the break: VIDEO of the Pepe foul/dive, plus a Danish coach hits a reporter & more!) (more…)
With the NFL lockout now into its twentieth day, the prospect of a shortened or even cancelled season is looking more and more plausible.
Whether or not that happens though, two things remain true: You’ll be able to fill the void with Madden 12 starting in August, and concussions will still be an issue in 2011!
How will concussions be an issue if no one is playing, you ask? It turns out the folks over at EA Sports are doing their bit to bring about some awareness to the injury by making it a part of the upcoming video game. (more…)
Hello folks – it’s your 15 Minutes of Fame video for Monday. Wait, what? It’s not Monday, it’s Tuesday! Due to technical difficulties I’d like to blame on (spins wheel) the crazy amount of snow we’ve had in Edmonton, we weren’t able to get our video up for your early week reading. So, with our apologies and the assurance that we’ll get our act together in the future, here is this week’s episode.
This week we look back on the collapse of Team Canada’s World Junior Championship team, the fan voting ahead of the NHL All-star game and the dominance of Sidney Crosby.
In this week’s GABBYs:
- On the good side, Mike Tyson is getting a TV show that’s not about boxing but about raising pigeons! What’s not to like? Buffalo’s LIndy Ruff reaches 500 wins all with one team.
- On the bad side, fights between the Memphis Grizzlies and Sidney Crosby is out with a concussion.
- We have our first ever candidate who gets both a good and a bad on the GABBYs. Check it out.
On Quick Hits: Roberto Alomar is the first Blue Jay to go to Cooperstown and Tiger Woods is taken off the cover of his own video game.
Check it out:
Lot’s more after the jump. Click “continue reading.” ———————>
When you pick up the latest edition of the EA Sports Tiger Woods video game at the end of March, there are two things you’ll notice:
One, Electronic Arts has teamed up with Augusta National to include the home of the Masters in the game for the first time ever. Secondly, you’ll notice that Tiger Woods isn’t on the cover of the game anymore!
Let’s start with Augusta: ESPN reports the Masters will receive some proceeds from the game, which will go towards investing in development programs around the world. Apparently Augusta has given over $42-million to charity in the past 13 years and they’re using this as another stream of revenue to help that cause.
Since the minute their season ended I’ve been dreaming about trades, free-agent signings, draft picks, starting goaltenders and line combinations. There are so many unknowns to the lineup and right now, the hype in my head has all of those unknowns turning out as best-case scenarios.
Chumpions League?
With the NFL lockout now into its twentieth day, the prospect of a shortened or even cancelled season is looking more and more plausible.
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